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I wonder if it’ll keep me warm living under my bridge...
Woo's New Flagship WA33
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Well it’s a good thing tubes give off so much heat. Speaking of, did you go completely bonkers and get upgraded tubes as well?
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No, I didn’t purchase any tubes “yet”.....
Same here. All I have is some NOS rectifiers leftover from my WA22, and for some reason neither of my WE422a tubes sound too great in the 33. Like do I NEED the Takatsuki 274b? I’m honestly gonna have to have a phone conversation with somebody over at Woo about their upgrade tubes. I need some that give me rich organic texture like a tube amp should, not hyper transparency like SS.
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You have the elite or standard? I been fighting the elite cost difference I could buy a abyss phi tc with the difference
Standard. I was fighting the same thing, but I bought a Hugo TT2 and Wireworld Silver Electra 7 power cord with the price difference. Phi TC is in my sights now too but I gotta hear it first at CanJam or something. Headphones these days are getting leaner and leaner sounding as you move up and I’m not into that.
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Congrats on the new WA33. You are going to love the sound but unless you own a tube store your wallet is still in for a bit more agony!
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Anyone tried both WA5 LE and WA33? Is it worth upgrading to the WA33?
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I haven’t heard a wa33 yet, but my elite is about 3 weeks out
Do any of you guys use upgraded power cables with the WA33 and notice any difference in the sound? I’ve been using a standard universal plug you’d find in use on any regular receiver or amplifier, but I know the Woo Audio guys always use a nice fat upgraded power cable with the WA33 at shows and swear it’s pretty much “mandatory” to get peak performance. Can anyone attest to any improvements with better power cables? I live in a very new building with very clean power as far as I know so conditioning isn’t really an issue, I’m just wondering if the larger gauge upgrade cables with better conductive materials make a difference if they do in fact deliver more power or current.
My WA33 is up for sale.
I've really enjoyed owning it over the past half-year or so, but my favored headphones -- the Susvara and RAAL SR1a -- love speaker amps. That, and I've come to prefer solid-state over tubes in general (though this is probably not the right thread to open up that line of discussion
). So the WA33 needs a new home...
I've really enjoyed owning it over the past half-year or so, but my favored headphones -- the Susvara and RAAL SR1a -- love speaker amps. That, and I've come to prefer solid-state over tubes in general (though this is probably not the right thread to open up that line of discussion
). So the WA33 needs a new home...I just grabbed an audioquest and use one on my WA33 and my 3ES. Really can't say that i have heard any difference between a standard power cable and an upgrade...at least with these two amps.
Hmmmm. I grabbed a pretty beefy 2m Wireworld Silver Electra 7 so I think I’m gonna safely power the 33 off and on vs the standard cheap cable and do some critical listening. I feel like my chain is extremely revealing so hopefully I’ll hear at least a blacker background or cleaner imaging as they say.
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I've really enjoyed owning it over the past half-year or so, but my favored headphones -- the Susvara and RAAL SR1a -- love speaker amps. That, and I've come to prefer solid-state over tubes in general (though this is probably not the right thread to open up that line of discussion
Since you live near In Living Stereo, maybe you should ask to try the Abyss Diana Phi / Phi TC on WA33. I have Diana Phi and WA33, and Diana Phi sounds so much better than Susvara (to my ears) that it's not even close
Since you live near In Living Stereo, maybe you should ask to try the Abyss Diana Phi / Phi TC on WA33. I have Diana Phi and WA33, and Diana Phi sounds so much better than Susvara (to my ears) that it's not even close
When you got your Diana Phi did you compare it to the 1266 Phi-CC? If so, what were your thoughts? I have the 1266 Phi-CC and was thinking about getting the Diana Phi. Thanks!
